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ences in the studies of invertebrates and birds on the voyage of the 

 Eattlesnake and the results arrived at in this profound study which 

 later caused him to accept Darwin's theory and to become its foremost 

 exponent, formed the topics of Mr. Ward's contribution. 



Mr. George W. Colles then took up the life of Sir C. Lyell. Speak- 

 ing- of the early daj^s of Lyell Mr. Colles narrated the slow evolution of 

 the law student into the geologist. The importance of his great- 

 est work "The Principles of Geology" was ably extolled by the 

 speaker and the peculiar repellant attitude of American Geologists 

 toward LyelPs work deplored. Mr. Colles compared the work of Dana 

 and Lyell and advocated the preference of the latter, quoting from the 

 works of both geologists to contrast their merits. 



Upon motion the meeting then adjourned. 



Milwaukee, May 26, 1910. 



Regular meeting of the society. President Earth in the chair. 24 

 people present. Minutes of the annual meeting read and approved. 



President Earth announced the election of Mr. August Scheene- 

 beck, Lena, Wis., to corresponding membership. The following nomi- 

 nations were presented : Edwin Flancher. 1201 North Ave., nominated 

 by Dr. G. P. Barth ; Herbert Lee Stoddard. 218 25th St.. nominated by 

 H. L. Ward : Lewis Van Tyne. State Normal School, Milwaukee, and 

 Dr. Wm. Colby Eucker, Health Commissioner, Milwaukee, both nomi- 

 nated by Prof. I. N. Mitchell; Carl Schoenebeck, Lena, Wis., nominated 

 by H. Clowes. The nominations were referred to the Board of Directors 

 for action, who subsequently elected these gentlemen to membership 

 in the Society. 



An informal report of Mr. Colles, chairman of the banquet com- 

 mittee, was received by the Society. 



The resignation of Prof. I. N. Mitchell from the committee for 

 programs for section meetings was accepted by the meeting, and Dr. 

 J. J. McGovern appointed in Mr. Mitchell's place. 



Dr. Barth then relinquished the chair to Mr. Teller and opened the 

 evening's lecture "Some Observations on Solitary Wasps about Mil- 

 waukee." This represented a resume of over two years work on the 

 nesting habits of wasps. The purpose of this work had been to dis- 

 cover whether there were any features in the nest structure which 

 were characteristic of families or even species. The result*, while too 

 few for definite conclusion, offered many points of interest, and ap- 



